Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

13,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.64/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 873 lb · 1,320 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $155.93/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 915 lb · 1,276 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $153.82/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,484/hd at 965 lb · 855 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,798	17,053	18,516
Feeder cattle	13,553	17,025	18,437
Replacement cattle	245	28	79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, light weight steer offerings under 600 lbs sold weak, 700-900 lbs steers traded steady to 5.00 higher, and heavier offering up to 1050 lbs were mostly steady. Heifers were unevenly steady with exception of weakness noted in the lighter offerings under 600 lbs. Demand was good with active buyer participation both in the barn and over the internet. The monthly cattle on feed report was released last Friday showing a 1 percent decline in total cattle on feed as of September 1st comparative to last year. Despite the decline this is still the second highest September 1st inventory on record since the series began in 1996. August placements rose 2 percent over last year at 2.10 million head likely in response to more favorable feeding margins. The direct fat cattle trade ranged from 123.00-125.00/cwt last week in the norther plains, Kansas was from 123.00-124.00, and Texas mostly at 124.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–320	316	26	201.00–216.00	$210.89	$666	-17.23
359–399	387	79	190.00–206.00	$196.39	$760	-11.58
406–447	419	237	165.00–195.50	$190.93	$800	-6.42
455–495	477	347	171.00–202.00	$184.17	$878	-9.88
502–507 fancy	504	96	192.50–195.50	$194.52	$980	—
500–544	519	412	174.00–190.00	$181.78	$943	-3.66
569 fancy	569	82	187.50	$187.50	$1,067	—
552–588	576	231	159.50–185.00	$179.80	$1,036	+7.17
609–647	625	218	161.00–171.25	$167.85	$1,049	-2.93
655–694	677	238	146.00–173.00	$164.71	$1,115	-0.48
705–747	736	278	147.00–170.25	$164.13	$1,208	+3.66
750	750	15	148.50	$148.50	$1,114	-13.28
751–789	776	210	155.00–166.00	$161.86	$1,256	+0.08
804–848	835	495	150.00–166.00	$163.80	$1,368	+4.98
850–899	873	1,284	140.00–162.75	$159.02	$1,388	+1.10
881	881	36	145.00	$145.00	$1,277	-12.92
900–935	915	1,276	140.00–158.25	$155.93	$1,427	-0.59
951–981	965	855	135.00–157.25	$153.82	$1,484	+1.14
1003–1036	1014	712	142.25–153.00	$151.62	$1,537	+12.12
1082	1082	7	136.00	$136.00	$1,472	+6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–394	381	48	165.50–192.00	$180.13	$686	—
435–447	438	29	157.00–171.00	$159.88	$700	-17.12
461–482	476	29	174.00–182.00	$178.23	$848	+3.70
526–547	536	40	156.00–170.00	$164.73	$883	—
551–598	586	113	150.00–167.25	$162.89	$955	—
641	641	6	155.00	$155.00	$994	+2.96
668	668	10	158.50	$158.50	$1,059	+4.67
721	721	6	158.50	$158.50	$1,143	—
773–777	775	52	137.00–151.00	$148.99	$1,155	-6.34
806–843	816	96	143.00–155.00	$152.82	$1,247	+4.07
883–894	886	31	146.00–148.00	$146.59	$1,299	+6.53
931	931	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,350	-6.00
1036	1036	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	20	145.00	$145.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195	195	6	400.00	$400.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
983	983	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,366	-11.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	12	210.00	$210.00	$666	+31.04
355–398	385	241	162.00–196.00	$178.32	$687	+8.62
402–446	433	308	155.00–189.00	$167.61	$726	-9.19
450–496	475	357	142.00–192.00	$168.56	$801	+9.42
500–547	519	350	147.00–181.00	$158.32	$822	-7.03
551–594	576	293	151.00–167.00	$161.42	$930	+1.23
609 fancy	609	35	171.50	$171.50	$1,044	—
622	622	8	138.00	$138.00	$858	-20.46
609–644	624	134	152.50–168.00	$155.82	$972	-2.64
662–675	670	89	154.00–160.50	$157.07	$1,052	-1.29
700–748	734	204	127.50–156.50	$149.04	$1,094	-3.56
731–748	742	20	138.00–144.00	$141.93	$1,053	-10.67
750–797	777	95	138.00–156.00	$146.51	$1,138	-6.62
777–785	781	93	150.25–152.75	$151.45	$1,183	-1.68
801–849	826	304	142.50–148.50	$146.53	$1,210	-2.23
820–841	833	186	157.25–159.50	$158.05	$1,317	+9.29
869–871	870	283	147.00–156.00	$152.28	$1,325	+5.58
857–899	876	196	136.00–150.00	$146.68	$1,285	+0.68
904–944	930	263	117.50–148.10	$144.86	$1,347	+2.92
923–939	930	139	131.00–148.50	$143.62	$1,336	+1.68
951–992	964	223	133.00–145.50	$140.43	$1,354	+0.68
1019	1019	57	136.00	$136.00	$1,386	-1.37
1012–1043	1028	23	128.50–134.25	$131.54	$1,352	-5.83
1096	1096	14	125.25	$125.25	$1,373	+1.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	12	160.00	$160.00	$491	+2.00
381	381	17	173.00	$173.00	$659	—
409–415	411	22	151.00–160.00	$157.45	$647	+0.14
459–488	479	71	150.50–169.00	$162.96	$781	—
502–544	537	78	150.00–160.50	$157.87	$848	+10.10
598	598	8	155.50	$155.50	$930	-1.50
609–638	618	17	151.00–155.50	$152.37	$942	+6.64
653	653	12	151.00	$151.00	$986	—
708	708	5	144.50	$144.50	$1,023	-0.50
793	793	8	135.00	$135.00	$1,071	-10.86
817	817	14	142.00	$142.00	$1,160	—
876	876	9	139.00	$139.00	$1,218	-0.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647	647	21	140.50	$140.50	$909	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
919	919	17	143.75	$143.75	$1,321	-5.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
265	265	5	435.00	$435.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	8	155.00	$155.00	$556	—
476	476	7	150.00	$150.00	$714	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1249	1249	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1285–1424	1366	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1294–1510	1431	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	1,050.00–1,085.00	$1,073.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1146	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1218	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,960.00	$1,960.00	—
1184–1282	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	52	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,690.52	—
1261	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1320–1450	1376	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,495.99	-122.98

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1007–1225	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	1,600.00–1,760.00	$1,699.49	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.